Visit to Aunt Deb’s
Dana | Monday, August 16th, 2010 | Uncategorized
We left Ashland early on a Friday morning anticipating a pleasant visit with Dana’s sister, Deb and her husband, Tom. On our way we picked up Uncle Dan in Akron and traveled through the mountains of Pennsylvania in our 15 passenger van. Uncle Dan did very well with 5 children in the van under the age of 14! (Of course, he was riding shotgun!) Not long after we arrived, Uncle Tom was demonstrating how to shoot arrows with several bows. He even had a lion target in his back yard! Tom set up a fun dormitory for the kids and the next morning the three older children enjoyed some fishing with Tim and Tom, while Dan, Deb and Dana took the younger two children to a fun playground. Much food was enjoyed and Ben has new love for “his beer” (rootbeer)! Sunday we spent at the Philadelphia Zoo feeling like VIP’s as Tom toured us around various exhibits. We called it “Uncle Tom’s Wilderness Weekend”! Michaela and Dan had some serious Jenga games and the pinball machine never got a break! Monday morning came too soon, and it was time to head home to our other children. It was great to get away, spend some special time with family, and we especially appreciated the kind hospitality Deb and Tom showed us.